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Philosophy

Stoic philosophy read as a working discipline, not a collection of quotes — on control, mortality, judgment, and the daily practice of examining what you actually believe.

Reading series
Letters to Lucilius
3 essays · 28 min read
ILetters to Lucilius — Part I: On the Shortness of Time8 min readIILetters to Lucilius — Part II: On True Friendship10 min readIIILetters to Lucilius — Part III: On Anger and Its Mastery10 min read View full series →
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The Meditations, Decoded
7 essays · 1h 7m read
IThe Meditations, Decoded — Part I: Book One, Debts and Lessons9 min readIIThe Meditations, Decoded — Part II: Book Two, Obligation and the Present Moment11 min readIIIThe Meditations, Decoded — Part III: Book Three, On Brevity and the Examined Life9 min readIVThe Meditations, Decoded — Part IV: Book Four, The Inner Citadel8 min readVThe Meditations, Decoded — Part V: Book Five, On Getting Up Anyway10 min readVIThe Meditations, Decoded — Part VI: Book Six, On the Order Beneath the Chaos10 min readVIIThe Meditations, Decoded — Part VII: Book Seven, On Others10 min read View full series →
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Philosophy
The Dichotomy of Control, Explained
The most useful idea in Stoic philosophy. And the most misunderstood. Epictetus was a slave. This is not…
3 Jul 20269 min read
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Philosophy
Marcus Aurelius and the Art of Starting Over
There is a version of this story you already know. The emperor, the philosopher, the stoic. The marble…
1 Jul 20269 min read
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Philosophy
The Quiet Ones
What This Journal Is, and Why It Exists An introduction. Of sorts. There is a man I know…
30 Jun 20267 min read
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